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Welcoming Our Summer 2022 Interns and Fellows
By Cameron Lease
In The People's Blog
Posted June 24, 2022

Welcoming Our Summer 2022 Interns and Fellows

Welcoming our Summer 2022 Interns and Fellows! Tavi Wolfwood (he/him) is a district native, growing up in Amherst, MA. Tavi is in his fifth of a 5 year joint BA/MPH program at Yale University’s [...]

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In memory of Sarah Etelman
By Jo Comerford
In The People's Blog
Posted June 22, 2022

In memory of Sarah Etelman

On Thursday, June 16, the Senate adjourned in memory and honor of the extraordinary Sarah Etelman. I offered the following remarks to commemorate Sarah’s life and legacy. A recording of my [...]

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Proud to be: In honor of Franklin County Pride
By Jo Comerford
In The People's Blog
Posted June 11, 2022

Proud to be: In honor of Franklin County Pride

I offered the following remarks on Saturday June 11 in Greenfield as part of Franklin County Pride! *** Hello Franklin County Pride! Hello extraordinary family. Let’s give a cheer for the PRIDE [...]

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The Senate’s $49.8 billion investment in the Commonwealth
By Jo Comerford
In The People's Blog
Posted May 27, 2022

The Senate’s $49.8 billion investment in the Commonwealth

Yesterday, the Senate passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2023 state budget by a vote of 40 – 0. I kicked off budget week with a short intro video. You can watch it here. Though budget [...]

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Everything all at once
By Cameron Lease
In Newsletters, The People's Blog, Updates from Jo
Posted May 26, 2022

Everything all at once

Greetings from your State House, Oh my friends, in any other email to you, I’d dive head-first into updates. But not today. Not after Uvalde, Buffalo, Milwaukee, Laguna Woods – racist, [...]

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In Defense of our Students
By Jo Comerford
In The People's Blog
Posted May 18, 2022

In Defense of our Students

I had the honor of joining Massachusetts Teachers Association, Citizens for Public Schools, and amazing speakers on May 17, 2022, at a really critical moment for public education – on the first [...]

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To the peacemakers
By Jo Comerford
In The People's Blog
Posted May 17, 2022

To the peacemakers

Moved by JFK Middle School Principal Desmond Caldwell’s courageous letter to the school community, I reflected on what message I should offer the 2022 Peacemaker Awardees on Wednesday, May 18. [...]

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The People’s Town Hall
By Jo Comerford
In The People's Blog
Posted May 16, 2022

The People’s Town Hall

Thank you everyone who joined me and my team at last week’s Town Hall. The video recording, slideshow presentation, and transcript can be found here.  This was our team’s fifth report back since [...]

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An Update on COVID-19 in the Commonwealth
By Jo Comerford
In The People's Blog
Posted May 5, 2022

An Update on COVID-19 in the Commonwealth

The following is an update I sent to Senate colleagues on May 4 as Senate Chair of Public Health. I wanted to make sure to share it with you: Colleagues, On Friday, I attended a very informative [...]

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The Senate passes a smarter clean energy future bill (with MORE work to be done)
By Jo Comerford
In The People's Blog
Posted April 15, 2022

The Senate passes a smarter clean energy future bill (with MORE work to be done)

Earth on Track to Be Unliveable. I haven’t been able to get it out of my head since I saw that newspaper headline in the wake of the most recent United Nations IPCC report. It’s been on my mind [...]

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